[NSRCA-discussion] Mode 3 Futaba Jr Q?

[Ron Van Putte]

There must be something about the Canadian air or being cooped up all  
winter or something like that which makes the Canadians use those  
weird modes.  I think it was Ivan Kristensen who started it years ago  
by using something like "Reverse Mode 1".

Ron VP

On May 19, 2008, at 3:43 PM, krishlan fitzsimmons wrote:

> I find it strange that some radios call it mode 3 and some mode 4..  
> You also fly this mode Chad?
>
> Chris
>
> Chad Northeast <chadnortheast at shaw.ca> wrote:
> Every Futaba radio back to like the 7Super series can switch the  
> mode 3 electronically.  The 9Z, 14Z (therefore 12Z) go one step  
> further and allow you to put anything on the sticks, so you can  
> assign them in whatever crazy way you wish!
>
> One thing NOT to forget when doing this is trim things dont always  
> move with the trims, so when you move the rudder and aileron trims  
> across whatever they were set to they will stay at.....so if you  
> had a lot of rudder trim in the model, when you cross the trims you  
> will now have a lot of aileron trim.
>
> After many years of switching radios to mode 3 (or mode 4 as some  
> of the radios call it) I have found this out the scary way a few  
> times :)
>
> Chad
> (from a nice balcony in Nafplio, Greece!).
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Derek Koopowitz <derekkoopowitz at gmail.com>
> Date: Monday, May 19, 2008 9:48 pm
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Mode 3 Futaba Jr Q?
> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>
> > Chris,
> >
> > Let's experiment with my 14mz this weekend... I'll bring along a
> > spare RX
> > and we'll plug some servos into it and then we can see if we can
> > change it
> > to how you need it - making sure that the mixes work as
> > advertised as well.
> >
> > -Derek
> >
> > On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 8:46 AM, krishlan fitzsimmons <
> > homeremodeling2003 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Ok, thinking of getting a new radio before the nats as my
> > Stylus's are
> > > pretty old and I'm not sure I can do without them to have them
> > serviced as I
> > > really need the practice.. lol.. My question, I have heard
> > that the 14MZ has
> > > assignable stick channels. Therefore allowing me to switch the
> > "normal" mode
> > > 2 sticks to my mode 3 . Which is to reverse the aileron and
> > rudder sticks.
> > > Ail Throt left, Rud Ele right stick.. Can the 12Z do this?
> > Also, what about
> > > the 10x or 12x?
> > > Yes, I could purchase a radio and have it rewired, but not
> > sure I'd get it
> > > by the nats with the lead times that Radio south has.. I know
> > they are busy
> > > at this time of year.. My reason for not sending my radio's
> > in.. lol.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > >
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